Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-29
CHARGES OF BRIBERY.
Charges Preferred Against Represen-
tative Dakin.
General Legislative News.

In the legislature for some weeks past.
These rumors have assumed definite form
in the sworn statement laid before the
| house by Frederick j.. Eaton OF Saginaw
City, who has been at the capital promot-
ing an amendment To the Saginaw City
! charter. Representative Dakin, who Is
the party chiefly concerned, does not deny
the substantial truth of the statement
that he told Eaton money would have TO
lie used with the members TO promote tho
de ired measure; that he asked Eaton to
supply him with 1t, and that he gave Ea-
ton a written list OF the members upon
whom IL would be used. with the specific
sums required for each set down opposite
their respective names. This list, in Da-
kin's handwriting was affixed TO the affi-
davit presented 10y Eaton 10 the speaker.
The list is as follows :. Baker, s.; Baldwin,
3; Bentley 3; Burr, 3; Croker, 10; Deke-
ma 10; Dunbar, 3; Engleman, 3; Herring
| ton, 10. Manly, 10; McCormick. .; o. X eete
3. Perkins, 10; Rumsey, p; 7. III. Williams
10. Confronted with this list, Dakin has
ackno wledged II TO be hi handwriting and
that the figures meant dollars and that
| they were the sums he de ,ired TO get from
Eaton TO promote the bill with the mem
bers named.
In explanation Mr. Dakin says that he
did not think of corrupting the gentlemen
named by giving them the money he only
intended to invite them TO feast, and
I give them wherewith to eat, drink and
smoke; he did not know that more than
one of them-O' X eefe-drank, and he new
! err saw more than two or three of them
smoke. He did not tell Eaton he intended
TO give feast with the money. he told
him that The intended to get together with
you boys and wanted the money 10 buy
cigars and buy something to drink"
The case was referred to n special com
mittee who reported in favor Of bill of
Impeachment and public trial. The re-
.Art f,it 10 aHn ont a l1N hn
house. Mr.. Dakin has engaged ex Repre-
sentative Frank l.. Dodge and Judge l.. &.
] Holden OF East Saginaw, TO defend him in
his trial for malfeasance and misfeasance
in office.
Gov Luce has appointed Col. Daniel b..
/ Anger Of Charlotte al utant general, vice
l Col. Robertson. deceased. The senate at
/ once confirmed the nomination. Col. Ain
ger Is well known in Michigan. During
the war he was an Office IN ten. Hayes
regiment. When Hayes became presid ant
he appointed Anger who was at that
time conducting the Charlotte HeutbtcdH)
/ UostmaSter AT Washington. When his
successor was APP oiuted Anger returned
TO Michigan and resumed direction of the
/ IcUtt' rdH and has since made IL an inilu-
ential and success nj newspaper. As an
old Grand Army man Col. Anger Will he
| acceptable 70 the veterans and having
been one of GOV Ayers numerous aides
he has also an ac ulintance with the state
troops and will no doubt make an ELI lent
officer. Gov. Luce thinks the location of
/ Col Anger an especial recommendation,
aside from his other qualifications for the
place of adjutant general.
/ Tie bill amending the liquor tax law which
/ has been discussed in caucus, has been or
dered printed Ii fixes the tax at $500 wi Z n
/ on discrimination between beer and whis-
Ky. The bonds required under the bill are
the same as In the present law. Ii is re lulr
ed, however, that the bondsman shall lie a
resident within the corporate limits OF the
place where the saloon l. situated. though
his property may be situated elsewhere
/ in the county For selling without haV-
/ ing paid the tax the penalty is ninety
days Imprisonment. together with the
payment of the amount OF tax accrued.
/ For conviction Of a violation
of tie law the tax is forfeited
/ and the offender is debarred
from engaging in the business FOR the re
malnder Of the year one half OF the
/ liquor tax goes 20 the general fund # the
town. village or city from whence IL is de-
rive 4. and the other ha goes To the gener-
/ nj fund of the county. A new provision
/ is that the bar room i TO be located in a
front room down stairs, the view Of the
bar from the sidewalk 10 be unobstructed
1 by curtains, screens, fr p~ted windows or
anything else. No agreement could be
reached on this bill in caucus, and when it
comes 10 be considered by the house it will
undoubtedy be changed.
The committee to investigate the CO.
! operative in -urance companies or the
state-more particularly to look into the
graveyard insurance-have completed
! their work and submitted their report to
the legislature. In this report the methods
/ of the d iferent companies are disclosed,
and other facts in connection with the
/ business clearly set forth. The nefarious
scheme of grave yard insurance is shown
~ in an lraf 4 al M IA "A "a
/ for the legislature t break up he business.
/ The report is very exhaustive and COM
pete.
Among the important bills passed by
the house is one introduced by I. II.
/ Williams Of Jack on. to protect children
and prevent them from being educated in
immortality and crime. 1t provides that
/ il any child under IL years of age. shall he
/ hound out, apprenticed, or given away by
its parents or either of them, or adopted
by any person, and IL shall be discovered
! that the person adopting such child or
the person TO whom such child Is bound
/ out. apprenticed. or given. shall he the
proprietor. keeper or manager of "A
house Of prostitution. saloon or otherplace
where intoxicating liquors or wine i sold,
/ or If such persons shall iecome OF such i'm
moral habit, and modes OF life, or If any
such person shall, a regards such child,
violate the provisions of act !6O of ISL, or
/ if such person shall by his or her care
or education Of such child be teach
ing such child 20 lead an immoral or
criminal life. in every such case such child
shall he removed from the care aud custo-
dy of such person and placed in the custo-
dy OF its mother. II suitable person. or
in some state institution, or put into the
custody OF some other person.
This bill j. the outgrowth Of n singular
case in which little girl was adopted
| from an institution in etroit by disso-
Lutte woman. The managers Of the inSti-
tuition were imposed upon 10y forged refer
ences. As the child grew she began to
exhibit talent as mimic and was placed
in well known institution in Detroit TO
he educated The good people Of the insti
| tuition became greatly attached TO their
| pupil and were previously wounded when
| the mother by adoption some months ago
took the child away and surrendered her
| q variety actor who Is at the present
time travelling about the country with
her. The little girl whose age l. between
| 3 and years attracted large audiences
the depIorable fact is that child of such
tender years should have fallen into un-
| scrupulous hands Since the Introduction
of the bill Mr.. Williams has had informa-
tion Of seven other children who have been
adopted by persons who lead immoral
! lives.